Illinois State Symbols

State Song "Illinois" Made in 1928
By thy rivers gently flowing, Illinois, Illinois,
O'er thy prairies verdant growing, Illinois, Illinois,
Comes an echo on the breeze.
Rustling through the leafy trees, and its mellow tones are these, Illinois, Illinois,
And its mellow tones are these, Illinois.
From a wilderness of prairies, Illinois, Illinois,
Straight thy way and never varies, Illinois, Illinois,
Till upon the inland sea,
Stands thy great commercial tree, turning all the world to thee, Illinois, Illinois,
Turning all the world to thee, Illinois.
When you heard your country calling, Illinois, Illinois,
Where the shot and shell were falling, Illinois, Illinois,
When the Southern host withdrew,
Pitting Gray against the Blue, There were none more brave than you, Illinois, Illinois,
There were none more brave than you, Illinois.
Not without thy wondrous story, Illinois, Illinois,
Can be writ the nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois,
On the record of thy years,
Abraham Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois, Illinois,
Grant and Logan, and our tears, Illinois.
http://www.illinois.gov/facts/statesong.cfm

State Bird Cardinal http://www.activelaurinburg.com/birdwatchingpage.html
Adopted 1929

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State Fish Blue Gill Selected in 1986 http://www.ibnature.com/fish_descriptions.htm

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State Snack Food Popcorn Chosen Aug. 4, 2003 http://www.thesunblog.com/gourmetgal/2008/12/popcorn-diaries.html

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State Flag Adopted July 6, 1915 http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/nrcshhm/directory/il.htm

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State Tree White Oak, 1907 http://www.stonewooddesigngroup.com/articles/white-oak-tree

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State Mineral, in 1965 http://www.geologicdesires.com/mineralsforsalemadoc.htm

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State Flower, Picked in 1908 http://www.msuturfweeds.net/details/_/wild_violet_17/

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State Dance, Square Dance in 1990 http://squaredancemagazine.com/about

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State Insect, Monarch Butterfly 1974 http://www.butterfliesforrelease.com/current-specials/monarch-butterfly-release-4-dozen.html

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State Fossil, Tully Monster 1989 http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/changes/htmls/tropical/marine_animals.html


State Fruit, Goldrush Apple Aug. 21, 2007 http://dragongoose.com/images/GoldrushOnTreeMel2009.jpg

State Reptile, Painted Turtle July 2005 http://morris-photographics.com/

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State Slogan "Land of Lincoln"

State Animal, White-tailed Deer 1980 http://www.whitetaileddeerlearningzone.com/white-tailed-deer-facts.php

State Prarie Grass, Big Bluestem Aug. 31, 1989 http://www.silverplains.ca/flora/grass/bluestem_big.htm

State Soil, Drummer Silty Clay Loam Aug. 2, 2001 http://urbanext.illinois.edu/soil/less_pln/color/il.htm









State Amphibian, Eastern Tiger Salamander July 2005 http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12201-61173--,00.html


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